pay and pension Europe Universities

Dispute over pay and pension terms urges university staff to protest for 2 weeks

Pay and pension disputes among concerns of academic staff from two universities in Brighton might escalate if negotiations are not made in the coming weeks. Classes of the students are already being affected and might lead to further class actions against the two universities. Teaching staff staging a 14-day protest Academic staff from Brighton University […]

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Primary schools to hold Easter holiday revision classes for kids

England Primary Schools are organizing Easter holiday revision classes for their pupils to get them through standardized SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) exams. This revision classes for pupils who are as young as six, has, however, been criticized by relevant teaching organizations and also the Department for Education (DfE). According to the DfE, the teachers should oversee […]

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Digital Social Responsibility: Creating content in Indian languages

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu urges for more Digital Social Responsibility from India’s youth population. Digital Social Responsibility on Indian youth The Vice President asks this youth generation to be more informed about their Digital Social Responsibility to this country and to its people. Naidu urges the youth to create inspiring and informative social media […]

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NYC Ed Dept expands 3-K for All program

The New York City Department of Education (NYC Ed dept) has announced it will begin offering classes to 3-year-olds under an expansion of the City’s 3-K for All program. The government’s gradual expansion would see additional classrooms, which experts notes would provide more opportunities for mixed-age groups and inclusion of preschoolers with special needs. Mayor […]

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Foreign donations to HigherEd: $6.5 billion under-reported or unreported

Foreign donations from Qatar, China, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to the United States Higher Education Learning Institutions, running into $6.5 billion, were under-reported or unreported. This follows from an investigation by President Trump’s administration. The institutions that failed to report education donations include; Yale, Chicago, Boston, Colorado Boulder, Carnegie Mellon as well […]

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AASA 2020: District superintendent canvases for better response to student trauma

Ryan Powers, assistant district superintendent of the Bridgewater-Raynham county, has tasked schools to put in place better structures to manage and handle student trauma. He made this declaration at the School Superintendents Association’s National Conference on Education, where he noted schools must have a better response to student’s trauma. Powers stated: I first began to […]

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Wheelchair accessible campus: University of Hull under fire

Wheelchair accessible campus is the primary requirement of handicapped students. For this reason, the University of Hull has come under serious criticism over its inadequate provisions. One particular zoology student says that the institution failed to hit the mark on inclusivity and accessibility on campus. Sarah-Marie da Silva tweeted a photo while seated behind in […]

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Over 2,800 secondary school principals want more assistance for special needs pupils, survey

A survey conducted by the RAND Corps has revealed that over 2,800 secondary school principals are requesting assistance in doing more to support students with disabilities. According to the recently published research work involving about 3,500 secondary school principals. Eighty percent of secondary school principals agree their schools could be doing more to support students […]